Medical Assistant - Ophthalmology Research

About the Role

Join the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, a world-leading eye center, and contribute to innovating the healthcare industry as a Medical Assistant. This role offers broad clinical exposure through hands-on patient care, compliance, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams. You will play a vital role in creating a welcoming environment for patients, families, and visitors while supporting medication management, patient monitoring, and various clinical and office tasks. The position emphasizes professional development, providing a strong foundation for expanding your healthcare knowledge and skills. You will be assigned to a primary area within the department but may float to other areas as needed based on scheduling and clinic demands.

Responsibilities

• Assist with performing screenings and treatments by gathering and updating health maintenance information, identifying medication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performing tests, and documenting patient care.
• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.
• Maintain equipment, medical supplies, and examination areas.
• Perform administrative and clerical duties, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program (as designated by the Enterprise MA Steering Committee) OR military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1).
• Completion of a clinical externship (extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of a formal clinical externship).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (must be obtained within the new hire period).
• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical Assisting Certification.
• Successful completion of the Cleveland Clinic Externship.

Physical Requirements

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• May require extended periods of standing, walking, or sitting.
• Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. This includes:
  • Jobs requiring walking or standing to a significant degree.
  • Jobs requiring sitting most of the time but entailing pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls.
  • Jobs requiring working at a production rate pace, entailing constant pushing and/or pulling of materials, even if the weight is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment: Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay

The pay range for new hires is $19.75 to $27.75 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set, and education. This range does not include applicable pay practices such as shift differentials or overtime, nor does it reflect the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package, including healthcare, dental, vision, and retirement savings contributions.

Schedule

This position works from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.